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1. INTRODUCTION TO ADWORDS1.1. Overview of AdwordsIntroduction to Search Engine Marketing and Online AdvertisingA search engine helps users find the things theyre looking for online. The user types a word orphrase, called a query, into the search engine, which then displays a set of results that are relevant tothe query.Most search engines provide two types of results listings in response to the same user query:organic (also called "natural" or "free") listings, and paid listings (i.e., advertisements). Googlekeeps these two types of listings separate, and ads are noted by the phrase "Sponsored Links"appearing above them.Most search engines rank the results within each type of listing -- in other words, they determine inwhat order to show the listings on the results page -- according to how relevant the result is to theusers query, with the most relevant appearing at the top of the page.Each search engine calculates relevancy in a different way for each type of result (organic andpaid). This is one of the main differences between one search engine and another, and its a factor inmany users decisions about which search engine to use.On Google, although both organic and paid results appear in response to the same user query, theresults are independent of each other. The ranking of an organic search result has no bearing on theranking of any ads, and vice versa. This makes it possible for an advertiser to perform well in thepaid listings and have an ample online presence, even if their site isnt present in the top organicsearch results.In Googles organic results, relevancy to the users query is determined by over 200 factors, one ofwhich is the PageRank for a given page. PageRank is the measure of the importance of a page basedon the incoming links from other pages. In simple terms, each link from site A to a page on site Badds to site Bs PageRank.Google AdWords also uses a combination of factors to rank paid listings, which will be explainedin depth later in this lesson.How Search Engine Marketing WorksEach type of listing -- organic and paid -- has a type of marketing approach associated with it.Search engine optimizationSearch engine optimization (SEO) involves building new websites, or changing existing websites,so that they rank highly in a search engines organic listings when users search on terms that arerelated to the sites content. To learn about SEO for Google organic search results, visit GooglesWebmaster Central site.

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Search engine marketingSearch engine marketing (SEM) is the process of promoting and marketing a website through paidlistings (advertisements) on search engines.In order to create an ad for a given search engine, you need to create an account with the advertisingproduct or branch of that search engine. For Google, this product is AdWords. After creating an account,you then create your ad and enter a list of user search queries -- called "keywords" -- that can trigger yourad to be shown.Ads on most search engines operate on a pay-per-click (PPC) model, meaning that you pay onlywhen a user clicks your ad, and not for the ad impression (the instance in which the ad appears onthe page). The other common pricing model in online advertising is cost-per-thousand impressions(CPM), in which you pay per impression, not for any clicks on your ad.Site owners often choose to advertise their site instead of, or in addition to, optimizing their site forplacement in the organic search results. Although its necessary to pay for the clicks your adsreceive, advertising allows you to be proactive about when and where a listing for your site appears.Creating an AdWords account takes minutes, and ads can run almost immediately in response tokeywords that you choose.How Online Advertising WorksAlthough SEM refers to placing ads just on search engines, online advertising as a whole is muchbroader. The possibilities of online advertising include placing ads on nearly any type of website orpage a user might browse, such as news, blogs, reviews, entertainment, online magazines, andmarketplaces. In AdWords, these other sites make up the Google Display Network.Ads on the Google Display Network can be in a number of formats, such as basic text ads, graphicalimage ads in a variety of sizes, audio streams, or interactive and video ads. You can also choosemany different targeting options for your ads: whether defining the users device (a computer or amobile phone) youd like your ad to show on, or specifying the users location, language, ordemographic.Online advertising offers so many options that its useful to define your advertising goals beforebeginning. This can help you determine where to place ads (search engines, Display Network pages,or both) and what format of ads to place, and also help guide your budgeting decisions.Direct Response vs. Branding in Online AdvertisingOnline advertising goals generally fall into one of two categories: direct response or branding.Direct responseIf your goal is direct response, youd like a user to perform an action after clicking through your ad to yourwebsite: make a purchase, sign up to a newsletter, or request a quote, for instance. The completion of yourdesired action by the user is called a conversion.

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To manage your online advertising strategy and costs, its useful to define a cost-per-acquisition (CPA) that youd like to achieve per conversion. Youll then be able to monitor the performance of your ads to ensure that theyre meeting your CPA goals. Branding If your advertising goal is branding, your main reason for advertising online is to raise awareness and visibility of your product, service, or cause. To achieve this, youll want to aim to place your ads in front of as many people as possible within your target audience. Use cases Although just about anyone could use online advertising for any reason, here are some of the best use cases: An online retailer without a physical store location: Use online advertising to drive traffic to your website. Show ads both in response to relevant keywords on search engines and on Display Network webpages that your target customers would be likely to visit. A small business that cannot afford expensive, traditional advertising methods: Use online advertising to narrowly target your ads to a particular audience, and to closely control your costs and track your return on investment (ROI). A large business that would like to build brand awareness: Show image ads or multimedia ads on Display Network webpages that your target audience is likely to spend time on. Introduction to Google and Google AdWords As a search engine, Google gathers and organizes a multitude of information from the Internet, then makes this information available to users throughout the world who are searching online. Users can visit the Google homepage or other Google properties, enter a search query (terms related to information theyd like to find) into the search field, and click "Google Search." Google returns a variety of search results -- including lists of files, articles, documents, and websites -- that are all highly relevant to the query. (If a user clicks "Im Feeling Lucky," the user goes directly to the first website or document in the Google search results.) Users can also search for results within Google Images, News, and other specialized Google services. Search results appear on the left side of the page. Google doesnt accept payment to place websites or documents in search results. However, advertisers can purchase Google AdWords ads, which appear on the right side of the page, and sometimes above the search results. Google AdWords is Googles advertising program. AdWords lets you create simple, effective ads and display them to people who are already searching online for information related to your business.

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The Benefits of AdWordsBecause AdWords offers precise targeting and measurability, as well as tremendous reach, itspossible to achieve a high ROI on a large scale. Lets take a closer look at each of these factors:RelevanceOne of the biggest benefits AdWords offers is the ability to precisely target ads to users based ontheir interest, as well as a number of other factors like location, language, and demographic. Theresult is that the user sees highly relevant ads, which they are more likely to click on. And becauseads on search engines show only in response to a users query, the user is also more likely to befurther along in the buying cycle, and more likely to be ready to convert.Return on Investment (ROI)Online advertising is thoroughly measurable, making it easy to tell whether or not youre meetingyour advertising goals. Every users click is tied to a particular ad, keyword, and search query, all ofwhich you can track and decide to improve whenever you like. If you spot a trend, you can create,modify, or delete keywords, ads, and campaign targeting selections within seconds. This allows youto be more responsive and more in control when it comes to improving your ROI.ReachEvery day, Internet users conduct millions of searches on Google. When you use Google AdWords,you have the opportunity to capture any segment of that broad worldwide audience thats activelylooking for products, services, information, and websites. By giving your products or services apresence during relevant user searches, youre ensuring that youre visible in a crucial point in thecustomers buying cycle -- when the user is actively searching for what youre offering.Common AdWords TermsUsing Google AdWords for the first time will introduce you to some new terminology. Here are afew of the most commonly used AdWords terms:KeywordThe keywords you choose are the terms or phrases you want to prompt your ad to appear. Forexample, if you deliver fresh flowers, you can use "fresh flower delivery" as a keyword in yourAdWords campaign. When a Google user enters "fresh flower delivery" in a Google search, your adcould appear next to the search results.PlacementLike keywords, placements are another way for you to control where your ads appear. A placementis usually a website where youd like your ad to appear. For example, if you selectwww.example.com/sports as a placement, your ad could appear on that site.Image adA graphical ad, which can be static or animated, that runs on the Google Display Network. Alsocalled a display ad.

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Campaign & Ad GroupAdWords accounts are organized into campaigns and ad groups. You start with one campaign,which has its own daily budget and targeting preferences. You can have multiple campaignsrunning and might choose to create one campaign for each product or service you want to advertise.Within each campaign, you have one or more ad groups, which are sets of related ads, keywords,and placements.Impression (Impr.)The number of impressions is the number of times an ad is displayed on Google or the GoogleNetwork. Monitor your impressions to see how many people your ad is shown to.ClickIf a customer sees your ad and clicks on it to learn more or to do business with you, it is recorded inyour account as a click. Monitor your clicks to see how many people choose to enter your websitefrom your ad.Clickthrough Rate (CTR)Your clickthrough rate (CTR) is a metric that helps show how your ads are performing. The morerelevant your ads are, the more often users will click on them, resulting in a higher CTR. Thesystem calculates your CTR as follows: Number of ad clicks/number of impressions x 100.Cost-per-click (CPC)Under the cost-per-click (CPC) pricing model, AdWords charges you for each click your adsreceive. You wont incur any costs if your ad is displayed and users dont click it. CPC bidding isthe default for ads running on Google and the Search Network. Most advertisers also choose it fortheir campaigns that focus on getting a direct response from their audience, whether a sale, sign-up,or other action.Maximum cost-per-click (maximum CPC)The highest amount that you are willing to pay for a click on your ad. You can choose to set amaximum CPC for individual keywords or for all the keywords within an ad group.Cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM)With some campaigns, you can choose to pay for views of your ad rather than clicks. The maximumCPM is the most youre willing to pay for each thousand impressions, or views of your ad. CPMbidding is only available for campaigns that target the Display Network and not Google search orsearch partner sites.Quality ScoreQuality Score is the basis for measuring the quality of your keyword and ad and determining yourcost-per-clicks (CPCs). Quality Score is determined by your keywords clickthrough rate (CTR),relevance of your ad text, historical keyword performance, and other relevancy factors. The higheryour Quality Score, the lower the price youll pay per click.First page bid estimatesYour AdWords account will show a first page bid estimate for each of your keywords. This metricestimates the cost-per-click (CPC) bid needed for your ad to reach the first page of Google searchresults when the search query exactly matches your keyword. The first page bid estimate is basedon the Quality Score and current advertiser competition for that keyword.

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OptimizationAn optimization is the process of creating/editing keywords and ad text (or adjusting other parts ofthe account) to improve the performance of AdWords ads.1.2. Getting Started with AdwordsCreating an AdWords AccountIf youre new to online advertising, the first step is to establish your advertising goals. Youllprobably find it easier to build your account once you can answer these questions: 1. What does your company (or division) do? Do you have different product lines? What are they? 2. Whos your primary audience (target market) for your products and services? Do you need to reach different audiences with separate sets of keywords or ads? 3. What are you trying to sell or promote? What do you want people to do (buy, visit, download, subscribe)? 4. What results would you like to see? What would you consider a good return on your investment?To sign up for an AdWords account, visit the AdWords homepage at https://adwords.google.com.Click Start now to begin, then follow the guided steps to complete your account setup.If you have an existing Google Account, youll be able to use that account for AdWords. Note thatany existing Google account you enter must not have previously been linked with AdWords.Note: When you set up an account, youre asked to select a permanent time zone and currency forthe account. Your time zone and currency settings cant be changed after you set up your account,so please choose carefully.AdWords Account GuidelinesIn order to preserve the quality and diversity of ads running on Google, individuals advertising forthemselves or for their own businesses may only have a single AdWords account unless explicitlyadvised otherwise by Google.This means that we dont allow advertisers or affiliates to have any of the following:  Ads across multiple accounts for the same or similar businesses  Ads across multiple accounts triggered by the same or similar keywordsOnly client managers (such as third parties or search engine marketers) who use a My Client Centercan have multiple AdWords accounts. All associated accounts must be linked to the managersMCC account.

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2. AdWords Account and Campaign Basics2.1. Account Management BasicsKey Concepts of AdWords Account ManagementThere are six main tabs in an AdWords account: Home, Campaigns, Opportunities, Reporting,Billing, and My account. Each tab may have one or more sub-pages, which you can view byclicking the tab. 1. Home: This tab contains your Account Snapshot page, an easy-to-read summary of key account information. 2. Campaigns: This is where youll spend most of your time when youre managing your AdWords account. Here, you can create and edit campaigns, ads, keywords, and Display Network placements. Get a quick sense of your accounts performance over time by viewing the performance summary graphs and tables of campaign statistics. 3. Opportunities: This tab is a central location for keyword and budget optimization ideas across your account. When you want to increase your traffic or sales volume, but are unsure of the types of changes you should make, this can be a good place to start. 4. Reporting: If youre just getting started with AdWords, the Campaigns tab contains all of the reporting youll need to track the success of your ads, keywords, and campaigns. To track the performance of your website, the Reporting tab includes access to Google Analytics. Learn more about your reporting options in the measuring your performance section of this guide. 5. Billing: Enter and change your billing details, see your entire billing history, as well as print invoices. 6. My account: Control your personal information, such as your login information and user preferences. You can also invite a friend or colleague to manage your AdWords account from here.

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Monitoring AdWords AccountsAll critical account alerts related to payment problems, pending budget end dates, credit and bankcard expirations, ad disapprovals, and other issues that will cause your ads to stop showing aredisplayed in the Campaigns tab, at the All Online Campaigns level. These critical alerts will alsobe sent to your designated Google Account email address.The Notification Preferences page makes it easy to change your alert settings (to receive non-critical account alerts, or to block all alerts). This page also provides an easy way to opt in toadditional communications such as newsletters, special offers, and market research.Heres how to set your preferences for receiving alerts and other communications: 1. Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com. 2. Within the My Account section, select Account Preferences, and click the link for Notification Preferences. 3. On the Notification Preferences page, youll see alert categories for Billing, Disapproved ads, and Campaign maintenance issues, as well as listings for a range of non-alert communications offering useful information. 4. For alerts, designate whether you want to receive alerts online (at your Account Snapshot page), by email (at your registered Google Account address), or both. For each delivery method, use the drop-down menus to choose "All" alerts, "Only critical" alerts, or "None" (to receive no alerts). 5. For non-alert communications, check the boxes to receive emails with newsletters, customized help, market research and special offers. 6. Click Save Changes to save your preferences and begin receiving alerts and other communications based on your selections.You can return to the Notification Preferences page whenever you want to change your alert andcommunications preferences.Try it Now: Set an AlertThere are a number of ways you can monitor campaign performance, including setting up customalerts. A custom alert will notify you when certain changes and/or behaviors occur within yourcampaign and ad groups.Follow the instructions below to set an average position alert. 1. Sign in to your AdWords account. 2. Select a campaign and ad group. 3. Navigate to the Keywords tab for this ad group. 4. From the Alert drop-down menu, select Create a custom alert. 5. For the alert type, select Avg. Position and Changes from the drop-down menu. 6. Choose - from the-drop down menu and enter 3 as the change amount. 7. Apply to every keyword in the ad group. 8. Click Create.

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Questions to consider: 1. If youre alerted that the average position for a given keyword has shifted down more than three positions, what actions might you take to improve the ad position? 2. What other keyword level alerts might be useful to you? 3. What alert triggers are available at the ad group level?Troubleshooting AdWords Account IssuesAccount access issuesIf you are having trouble accessing an account, visit the account access troubleshooter. This toolexplains what to do if you forget your password, login email address, or customer ID.Billing issuesWe ask that all billing issues are directed to this online troubleshooter.Advertisers should include as much information as possible to help AdWords representativesidentify the issue. However, credit card numbers, bank account information, and/or AdWordsaccount passwords should never be sent via email.2.2. Campaign Management BasicsTroubleshooting Campaign IssuesA common problem advertisers face with their campaigns is consistently meeting their daily budget,and missing potential impressions as a result.If you regularly meet your daily budget, you may be missing out on additional impressions. Toaddress this, you should evaluate your current return on investment along with your keywordsperformance statistics. If a particular campaign is meeting its goals and performing well, you mightconsider increasing your budget to ensure theres no missed potential. Try looking at therecommended budget on the Settings tab for guidance. You can view the recommended dailybudget for your campaign by clicking Edit next to the Budget field, and then the + to see anybudget recommendations.Campaign Best PracticesEvery account starts with a single campaign. Each campaign -- whether you have one or multiple --should reflect a single, overarching goal. When building a campaign, ask yourself "What do I wantto achieve with this campaign?" Your answer might be to target a certain audience, sell moreproducts, increase signups, or bring in more leads.

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Some effective ways to organize your campaigns are by:  Theme or product line (coffee products, tea products, gift baskets)  Your websites structure, such as by categories (purchase, learn, signup)  Different brands (X, Y, and Z)  Geography (New York, Chicago, and United States)  Language (English, Spanish, German)  Distribution preference (search engines only, Display Network sites only, or both search and the Display Network)  Budgets (different budgets per product line)Creating New AdWords CampaignsYou can create a new campaign at any time. Follow these steps to create a new AdWords campaign: 1. Sign in to your account at https://adwords.google.com. 2. If this is your first campaign, click Create your first campaign. If this isnt your first campaign, look for the New campaign button on the Campaigns tab. 3. Youll be taken to the Settings tab of your campaign to begin choosing your campaign settings. 4. Name your new campaign, then select your other settings: audience language and location, network settings, bidding and budget options, and any available advanced settings. Click Save and continue. 5. Follow the remaining instructions on your screen to enter your ads, keywords, and placements.Editing Existing CampaignsOnce youve finished creating a campaign, you can adjust the settings or update the contents at anytime. To adjust the campaign settings, such as location targeting and bidding options, click theSettings tab within a campaign. To update the contents of a campaign, or its name or status (paused,enabled, deleted), navigate to the Campaigns tab.From the Campaigns tab, you can make bulk edits or inline edits. Both editing methods aredescribed below.Editing more than one campaign at a time 1. Sign in to your AdWords account at http://adwords.google.com. 2. Navigate to the "Campaigns" tab. At the top of the campaign table, youll see a set of buttons and drop-down menus. o + New campaign: Click this button to create a new campaign. o Edit: Hover over the item youd like to edit, including your budget, and make the changes inline.

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o Change status: Select the campaigns youd like to pause, enable, or delete, and choose the relevant option in the "Change status" drop-down. o More actions: This drop-down offers several other options for your campaign table, including the ability to download campaigns or statistics into various formats.Editing inlineThis option lets you quickly edit a single campaigns name, status, or budget. Just hover over a tablerow to highlight it and expose the editable fields. Then, just click on a field to edit it.  Status drop-down: Click on the drop-down menu next to the campaign name. Select "Enabled" or "Paused" to change the status of your campaign.  Name: Click on the pencil icon next to the campaigns name, and youll be able to edit the name right there. If you click directly on the name, youll actually navigate into the campaign, so youll end up on the "Ad groups" tab for that campaign.Editing Campaign SettingsCampaign settings are used to define where your ad groups can run, who will see your ads, and howyoull pay for them. Heres how to edit campaign settings: 1. Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com. 2. Click the name of the campaign you want to adjust. 3. On the Settings tab, edit the settings youd like to change. Youll need to click Save after each change.These are the settings you can edit from the Campaigns tab:Locations: You can target your ads to almost any set of locations, including countries, territories, regions,cities, and custom areas. For example, you could target specific regions within the United States and a fewlarge English-speaking cities in Europe. You can view or edit your targeting options from the Settings tab foryour campaign.Languages: When determining where to show your ads, the AdWords system looks at a users Googleinterface language setting to see if it matches one of the languages that your campaign targets. Forexample, only users whose Google interface language is Spanish will see ads in a campaign targeted toSpanish.Networks and devices: These settings determine where on the Internet and on which types of devices yourads will appear. On Google search and search partners, your ads may appear alongside, above, or belowsearch results, as part of a results page as a user navigates through a sites directory, or on other relevantsearch pages. On the Display Network, ads are targeted automatically to the content and URL of each page.You can also choose to have your ads appear on desktop and laptop computers, iPhones and other mobile

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devices with full Internet browsers, or both.Bidding option: Basic bidding options include automatic bidding and manual maximum CPC bidding. Withboth of these options, your bid is the amount youre willing to pay for a click on your ad. Your biddingoption, along with your budget, is one of the ways you control the cost of your ad campaign.Budget: This is the amount youre comfortable spending on AdWords advertising each day. Once youraccount is running, you can adjust your budget at any time.Ad scheduling: This setting lets you specify certain hours or days of the week when you want yourAdWords ads to appear. You can also adjust bids for your ads during certain time periods.Ad rotation: This selection determines how often we deliver your active ads in relation to one anotherwithin an ad group:  Optimize (default): The system will favor ads that have a combination of a high click-through rate (CTR) and Quality Score. These ads will enter the ad auction more often, and your ads will rotate until the ad with the better click-through-rate starts to show more frequently.  Rotate: Each of your ads will enter the ad auction an approximately equal number of times. Since ads with lower CTRs are then able to show more often, choosing this option might lower your average position and result in fewer relevant clicks.Frequency capping (Display Network only): This setting limits the number of times your ads appear on theDisplay Network to a unique user.Try it Now: Edit at the Campaign LevelOnce campaigns are created, they can be edited at any time.Follow the instructions below to edit an existing AdWords campaign. 1. Sign in to an account in the Adwords system. 2. Mouse over the name of the first campaign. 3. Click the pencil icon to edit the campaign name. 4. Click cancel. 5. Click on the campaign name to see all of the ad groups within that campaign. 6. Go to the Settings tab. 7. Edit the demographics to exclude Ages 0-17. 8. Click cancel.Questions to consider: 1. Can more than one campaign be edited at the same time? If so, how? 2. What is inline editing? 3. Are demographic options available for campaigns that are only running on the Search network?

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2.3. Ad Group Management BasicsKey Concepts of Ad Group ManagementThe Ad groups tab is a fast way to see and edit details of all the ad groups in your AdWordsaccount. This tab shows you not just ad groups from one single campaign, but from all campaigns.The Ad groups tab is found on the All online campaigns page of your account, and at theindividual campaign level. It starts with a customizable graph of the overall performance of your adgroups. Click Change Graph Options to see data points like clicks, impressions, and averageposition.Below the graph youll see columns for these items:  Ad group  Campaign  Status (showing whether an ad group is eligible, paused, or deleted)  Statistics (including clicks, impressions, and other relevant details)  Maximum bids for search and the Display NetworkClick the name of any ad group or campaign to go directly to the detail page for that ad group orcampaign. Click any column header to sort by that topic. For instance, click the "Ad group" columnto sort alphabetically by ad groups, or click the "Impressions" column to sort your ad groups frommost impressions to least. (Click the header again to reverse the order and see them from fewestimpressions to most.)Next to the name of each ad group youll see an icon to indicate that the ad group is enabled (greendot), paused (gray bars) or deleted (red x). To change that status, click the icon and choose a newone from the drop-down menu that appears.To change the name of any ad group, mouse over the current name and then click the pencil iconwhich appears. You can rename the ad group right on the spot. You can also edit ad group defaultbids by clicking directly on the amount and then entering a new one right in the same box. Want toedit more than one ad group on this page? Click the check box next to each ad group, then select"Edit" from the row of buttons just below the ad groups graph.To add keywords, placements, or new ads to an ad group, click the name of the ad group here andyoull be taken through to the detail page for that ad group, where you can work with the normalKeywords, Networks and Ads tabs for that ad group.Creating Ad GroupsAd group creation takes place within the context of the tabs in your account. This means that youllset up the components of the ad group on the same tabs where you also view or edit them, so youllknow where to go if you want to go back later and make edits. You can stop in the middle of thecreation flow or skip a step and then return later to finish. If youre not interested in the extraguidance, you can choose to set up your ad group all on one page. This option is explained in theforth step below.

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Heres how to create an ad group: 1. Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com. 2. On the All online campaigns page, click the name of the ad campaign that will contain your new ad group. 3. Click the + New ad group link that is just above the buttons at the top of the ad group table. 4. At this point, you can choose to create your ad group in the context of the tabs in your account (well walk you through the steps), or you can click the Switch to one-page form link, which will let you fill in all the relevant information on one page. 5. If you want continue in the context of your account, name your new ad group. Click Save and continue. 6. Youll be taken to the "Ads" tab. Choose the type of ad you want to create first, then follow the instructions to create your ad and your destination URL. Click Save and continue. The system will check your ad, then take you to the next page. 7. Youll find yourself on the "Keywords" tab of your ad group. Enter keywords in the "Add keywords" text box. You can also use the keyword tool to find and add new keywords. 8. Before saving your keywords, enter your search default bid and automatic placements default bid for this ad group. The bid section will indicate CPC or CPM, depending on which bidding method you have chosen for this campaign. Click Save and finish. The system will check your keywords and then show you your keywords table.Your new ad group is now active. The ads in this new ad group are available to begin running onthe keywords youve chosen. To add managed placements to this ad group, click the Networks tab.Editing Ad GroupsOn the Campaigns tab of your account, you can edit an ad groups name, status (paused, enabled,and deleted), and default bids. 1. Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com. 2. On the Campaigns tab, click the campaign containing the ad group you want to work with. 3. Select the Ad groups tab. 4. Select the checkboxes next to the ad groups youd like to edit, and click the Edit button. Now you can edit the name, status, and ad group default bids. 5. Once youve made your change, click Save.Shortcut: Edit your ad group inline by moving your cursor over certain cells in your ad group table.Here are a few options:  Name: Click on the pencil icon next to the ad groups name, and youll be able edit the name right there. If you click directly on the name, youll actually navigate into the ad group.  Default bid: Click the ad groups CPC and CPM bid and choose a new amount.  Status: Click the status icon (a green dot, red cross, or pause symbol) to select a new status for that campaign: Enabled, Paused, or Deleted.Click the + New ad group button to create a new ad group in your campaign. Other settings, such aslocation targeting and bidding options, are controlled at the campaign level in your campaign settings.Learn how to edit the components of an ad group in separate help articles: ads, keywords, and placements.

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Monitoring Ad GroupsTo monitor your ad group performance, first visit the Home tab in your account. The Home tabprovides a comprehensive source of key information. It features:  Important alerts and status updates  A performance overview with configurable statistics and graphs for your advertising costs, clicks, impressions, CTR, conversion rate, and more  Links to helpful tips and other resources to help you get the most out of AdWordsFor a more granular look at your ad groups, use the Ad groups tab to monitor specific elements ofeach ad group. Within the Ad groups tab, youll notice a performance summary graph that lets youchart two metrics at once over a selected date range. This will provide you with a quick look intohow your statistics have changed over time.Try it Now: Ad Group Level Data InterpretationThere are multiple ways to monitor account performance. At the ad group level, performance can beviewed using configurable statistics and graphs.Follow the instructions below to view the performance of a given ad group. 1. Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com. 2. Go to the Ad groups tab for a given campaign. 3. Select an ad group by clicking its name in the table. 4. Set the date range to the last month. 5. Click the graph button in the toolbar above the table to expand the graph options panel. 6. Choose Clicks as your primary metric. For your comparison metric, choose Impressions (Impr.).Questions to consider: 1. Are the two lines well correlated? 2. Are there irregularities in performance over the last thirty days? 3. User queries impact the number of impressions for this ad group. Do impressions vary by day of week?

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3. AdWords Ad Formats3.1. Overview of Ad FormatsText Ad Key ConceptsAs a rule, all AdWords advertising should follow the same fundamental principles. Ads should:  Clearly and accurately represent your site.  Emphasize the unique benefits of your product or service.Text ads are the most basic type of AdWords ad. Theyre sometimes known as "sponsored links"because the title links to a website.Text ads may appear on Google, search partners, or the Google Display Network. On search sites,part of the ad text appears in bold whenever it matches or nearly matches a users search query.For most languages, text ads can contain, including spaces, 25 characters for the title, 70 charactersfor the ad text, and 35 characters for a display URL. On Google, this is displayed on four lines: atitle, two lines of ad text (each with 35 characters), and a URL line. However, the format may differon Google partner sites.Image Ad Key ConceptsAdWords image ads are graphical ads that can be static (motionless) or animated. These ads appearon select Display Network sites (not search sites) in the Google Network which have opted in to theimage ads program. Most sites on the Google Display Network support image ads.Image ads combine two powerful features -- graphics and proven AdWords targeting technology.This gives advertisers the power of pictures along with the precision of matching ads to relatedDisplay Network sites.See a list of frequently asked questions about image ads.Creating Image AdsTo create an image ad, first verify that your campaign is opted into the Google Display Network(image ads can only run on Google Display Network placements). Then, create an image ad byvisiting your ad groups "Ads" tab and opening the "New ad" drop-down menu. If you already havean image prepared, select "Image ad." Youll be prompted to upload your image and select a displayand destination URL.

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When you upload your image, providing descriptive image names will help simplify your reportingand communication with our client services team. Here are a few restrictions and tips for namingyour ad images:  Dont exceed 50 characters  Include an image description  Include the campaign or ad group nameIf you dont already have an image prepared, select "Display ad builder" from the drop-down menu.This tool will help you build an image ad from one of our dozens of professionally designedtemplates. See a list of frequently asked questions about the Display Ad Builder.Note that your image ads will not start running until they are reviewed and approved per ouradvertising policies. Since this review may take a few days, please take that into account whenwaiting for your ad to appear.AdWords Video Ad BasicsIf youre thinking seriously about reaching an online video audience and you have specificcampaign objectives for the online video and entertainment space, you can work with Google,YouTube, and our publishing partners to do more integrated promotions that are built exclusivelywith a video content audience in mind. Online video is one of the largest areas of mediaconsumption, with an audience of hundreds of millions who are open and accustomed to viewingadvertisements in video content.Video placements can help you expand your brand reach across a large demographic of global userswho are eager to view, share, and create new video content online. Video ads provide users with arich and engaging advertising experience that can supplement a web videos content, or advertise aproduct or service that is relevant to users watching video content. This results in enhanced onlinebranding and cross-promotional advertising campaigns.Video Ad Key ConceptsAppearanceVideo ads may appear in, with, or around video content, depending on the ad format. Contentproviders must opt in to showing specific video ad formats before video ads can appear on their site.How the video ad will appear to users, and how they will interact with the ad, depends on the videoformat:  To see in-stream, graphical, and text overlay video ads samples that have appeared on Google Display Network websites, see these video ad demos.

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Ad creationYoull need to use the Display Ad Builder to create a video ad.PricingYou may choose CPC or CPM pricing depending on the video ad format.TargetingYou must target your ads to the Google Display Network for your ads to appear. They will notappear in Google search results. You also have the ability to target your video ads internationally,nationally, or locally by language or country. You can also use placement targeting to target yourvideo ads to users browsing certain categories of content, or to specifically target only certain sites.Creating Video Ads with Display Ad BuilderThe Display Ad Builder is a quick an easy way to create visually creative ads (including video ads)that will engage your audience. Before you can create video ads, first make sure your campaign isset to show ads on the Google Display Network. Then, to create a new ad from within yourAdWords account: 1. From the Ads tab, select New ad, and then Display ad builder from the drop-down menu. 2. Select a display ad template with a video format. 3. Complete the required fields of the template, including uploading any assets or selecting a previously uploaded asset. 4. Save your ad.Integrating Video Ads Into CampaignsTo create a successful video ad campaign, remember that your campaign settings are crucial. Hereare some things to keep in mind when designing your video campaign:Placement and keyword targetingVideo ads will only be shown on the Google Display Network, not on Google search results.Content providers must opt in to showing specific video ad formats before they can appear on theirsite.You can choose to serve your video ad on specific sites in our network, or use keywords to targetyour ads to pages that relate to your product or service:  If youre using managed placements, select sites or categories that you know your target audience will find interesting. We recommend that you target at least 10 sites, if possible. This will help ensure your ads visibility, and can allow you to judge your ads relative performance more easily.

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 If youre running a keyword-targeted campaign, its important to have tightly themed ad groups that only contain keywords that relate to a specific theme or topic.Language and location targetingYou have the ability to target your video ads internationally, nationally, or locally. Focus youradvertising on only those regions where you conduct business. If your ad is tailored to a particulararea, use geo-targeting to control where the ad is shown. This way, you can ensure your ad is beingseen only by your desired audience.PricingAs with our other ad formats, you can choose to bid on a cost-per-click (CPC) or cost-per-thousandimpressions (CPM) basis for your video ads by creating either a keyword-targeted campaign (to useCPC bidding) or a placement-targeted campaign (to use CPC or CPM bidding).How much youll pay depends on which pricing model you choose:  Cost-per-click Pricing (CPC): Text Overlay, In-Video, Click-to-Play If you choose to target your text ads to the Display Network or to videos within the Display Network, you can choose CPC pricing. This means youll set a maximum bid for each click on your ad and set a budget limit for overall spending for the campaign containing those keywords. Youll pay when a clickthrough leads users to your website, not when a user clicks on your video ads opening image or play button. Example: You choose to pay a maximum CPC of US$0.05 per click for each of five keywords in an ad group. You set a daily budget of US$1.00 for the campaign, which contains only this ad group. Any or all of your keywords may receive clicks at a cost at or below US$0.05 each, until your campaign accrues US$1.00 in a day (or US$30.00 per month).  Cost-per-thousand-impressions Pricing (CPM): Text Overlay, In-Stream, In-Video, Click-to-Play If you choose CPM pricing (allowed only in campaigns that dont target search), youll pay for impressions of your opening image, rather than plays of your video.Select bid amounts that youre comfortable with. If youre not getting many impressions, tryincreasing your bid to improve your visibility. As with all AdWords ad formats, video ads willcompete for available positions on the Google Display Network with text and other display ads.Higher bids can help your video ad show over the competition and win ad placement.Mobile Ad Key ConceptsMobile ads are an ad format designed specifically for mobile phones. To fit on the small mobilescreen, mobile ads are smaller than their desktop counterparts. They come in both the text andimage variety.When users are browsing the Internet on their phones, mobile ads appear when they search onGoogle.com, as well as browse our Mobile Display Network -- that is, mobile websites that hostGoogle ads. Just as with desktop-based image ads, mobile image ads are only eligible to appear onthe Mobile Display Network.

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Mobile ads must lead to a mobile website. You can also choose to add a Call link to the end ofyour mobile text ads, so users can call immediately instead of visiting your mobile website.As the mobile phone market evolves, its important to note that mobile devices with full Internetbrowsers, like the iPhone, are designed to display full Internet pages, just like desktop computers.Therefore, they display standard AdWords text, image, and video ads -- not the mobile ad formatdiscussed in this lesson. Learn more about how to target full-browser mobile devices.Creating Mobile AdsBefore you create a mobile ad, please note that we recommend creating a separate campaign just foryour mobile ads and settings. This will allow you to monitor and optimize the performance of yourmobile ads.Then, to create a new mobile ad from within your AdWords account: 1. Select the campaign and then the ad group in which you want to create a new ad. Be sure to do this first; the mobile ads option will only appear if your campaign is targeting a country where we offer mobile ads. 2. Click the New ad dropdown at the top of the table, and choose Mobile ad. 3. Fill out the fields, as needed. 4. Click Save ad.Try it Now: View Mobile Ad FormatsMobile ads are designed specifically for mobile phones. Once youve reached a user searching on amobile phone, its important to direct them to a mobile website. Advertisers can reach users usingboth text and image ads.Follow the instructions below to create a mobile image ad. 1. Sign in to AdWords. 2. Navigate to a campaign and click the Ads tab. 3. From the New ad drop-down menu, choose Mobile ad. 4. Select an ad group for this new ad. 5. Choose the WAP image ad option. 6. Before you click the Choose file button, roll over the format specifications question mark icon. 7. Make adjustments to your image if necessary. 8. Click Choose file and navigate the file you wish to upload. 9. Provide a display URL and destination URL. 10. Click Save ad to finish.Questions to consider:  What options are available for targeting specific mobile carriers?  What marketing objectives will benefit most from the use of mobile ads?  Is Display Network targeting required to run an mobile image ad?  How will geographic targeting impact ad impressions for a mobile campaign?

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Rich Media Ad Formats Key ConceptsAppearanceRich media ads include video ads, Flash animated ads, and ads that mix text and animated contentand designs to more actively engage a web user. Content providers must opt in to showing specificrich media ad formats or sizes before these ads can appear on their site. How the ad will appear tousers, and how they will interact with the ad, depends on the video format:  Video: You can create in-stream or click-to-play video ads using their unique templates.  Animation/image: You can select multiple interactive templates that allow you to showcase images or set unique destination URLs per image.You can find the templates to create a Rich Media Ad in the template gallery of the the Display AdBuilder.Ad creationYoull need to use the Display Ad Builder to create a rich media ad.PricingYou may choose CPC or CPM pricing.TargetingYou must target your ads to the Google Display Network for your ads to appear. They will notappear in Google search results. You also have the ability to target your ads internationally,nationally, or locally by language or country. You can also use placement targeting to target yourads to users browsing certain categories of content, or to specifically target only certain sites.Creating Rich Media Display AdsBefore you can create rich media display ads, first make sure your campaign is set to show ads onthe Google Display Network. Then, to create a new ad from within your AdWords account: 1. From the Ads tab, select Display ad builder. 2. Select either Rich media category. 3. Select a rich media display ad template. 4. Complete the required fields of the template, including uploading any assets or selecting a previously uploaded asset. 5. Save your ad.

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Integrating Rich Media Display Ads Into CampaignsTo create a successful rich media display ad campaign, remember that your campaign settings arecrucial. Here are some things to keep in mind when designing your campaign:Placement and keyword targetingRich media display ads will only be shown on the Google Display Network, not on Google searchresults. Content providers must opt in to showing specific display ad sizes and formats before theycan appear on their site.You can choose to serve your ad on specific sites in our network, or use keywords to target your adsto pages that relate to your product or service:  If youre using managed placements, select sites or categories that you know your target audience will find interesting. We recommend that you target at least 10 sites, if possible. This will help ensure your ads visibility, and can allow you to judge your ads relative performance more easily.  If youre running a keyword-targeted campaign, its important to have tightly themed ad groups that only contain keywords that relate to a specific theme or topic.Language and location targetingYou have the ability to target your rich media display ads internationally, nationally, or locally.Focus your advertising on only those regions where you conduct business. If your ad is tailored to aparticular area, use geo-targeting to control where the ad is shown. This way, you can ensure yourad is being seen only by your desired audience.PricingAs with our other ad formats, you can choose to bid on a cost-per-click (CPC) or cost-per-thousandimpressions (CPM) basis for your ads by creating either a keyword-targeted campaign (to use CPCbidding) or a placement-targeted campaign (to use CPC or CPM bidding).  Cost-per-click Pricing (CPC): You can set a maximum bid for each click on your ad and set a budget limit for overall spending for the campaign. Example: You choose to pay a maximum CPC of US$0.05 per click for each of five keywords in an ad group, where the ad group contains a photo gallery display ad. You set a daily budget of US$1.00 for the campaign, which contains only this ad group. Any or all of your keywords may receive clicks at a cost at or below US$0.05 each, until your campaign accrues US$1.00 in a day (or US$30.00 per month).  Cost-per-thousand-impressions Pricing (CPM): If you choose CPM pricing, youll pay for impressions of your ad. Example: If you create a click-to-play video ad with CPM pricing, youll pay for impressions of your video ads opening image, rather than plays of your video.

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Select bid amounts that youre comfortable with. If youre not getting many impressions, tryincreasing your bid to improve your visibility. As with all AdWords ad formats, rich media displayads will compete for available positions on the Google Display Network with text and other displayads. Higher bids can help your ad show over the competition and win ad placement.3.2. Ad Formats Guidelines & Best PracticesText Ad Guidelines and PoliciesAdWords text ads are subject to AdWords advertising policies and may be disapproved if theyarent in compliance with these guidelines. Disapproved ads may not run on Google or the Googleadvertising network.AdWords text ad policies fall into the three categories: editorial and format, content, and link. Allguidelines are intended to help advertisers create effective ads to meet their advertising goals.Youll find selected AdWords text ad policies listed below. Please also review the complete text adpolicies in the AdWords Help Center.  Editorial and format: These policies typically apply to the ad text (the first three lines of your ad). For example: o Character limit: Your intended headline, text, and URL must fit within the required limits and not be cut off. o Prices, discounts, and free offers: If your ad includes a price, special discount, or "free" offer, it must be clearly and accurately displayed on your website within 1-2 clicks of your ads landing page. o Punctuation and symbols: Among other requirements, ads may only contain a maximum of one exclamation point.  Content: These policies relate to the products and services you advertise, and may apply to ads and the content of your site. For example, advertising is not permitted for the promotion of certain weapons, or for aids to pass drug tests.  Link: These policies relate to the display and destination URLs in your ad. For example, the display URL must be accurate, and links to your website must allow users to enter and exit the landing page easily.Writing Targeted Ad TextBelow are some specific tips to help you create compelling ad text.  Create simple, enticing ads. What makes your product or service stand out from your competitors? Highlight these key differentiating points in your ad. Be sure to describe any unique features or promotions you offer.  Include prices and promotions. The more information about your product that a user can gain from your ad text, the better. For example, if a user sees the price of a product and still clicks the ad, you know theyre interested in a potential purchase at that price. If they dont like the price, they wont click your ad, and you save yourself the cost of that click.

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 Use a strong call-to-action. Your ad should convey a call-to-action along with the benefits of your product or service. A call-to- action encourages users to click on your ad and ensures they understand exactly what you expect them to do when they reach your landing page. Some call-to-action phrases are Buy, Purchase, Call today, Order, Browse, Sign up, and Get a quote; while "find" and "search" may be accurate verbs, they imply that the user is still in the research mode, and may not encourage the user to perform the action youd most like them to take.  Include one of your keywords in your ad text. Find the best performing keyword in your ad group and include it in your ad text, especially in the title. Whenever a user types that keyword and sees your ad, the keyword phrase will appear in bold font within your ad on Google. This helps draw the users attention to your ad and shows users that your ad relates to their search.Try it Now: Writing Effective Ad TextCompelling ad text encourages users to click on your ad.Follow the instructions below to improve the following ad text.GreenLux WorkstationsEconomical Office ComputerFurniture for B2B Applications.www.greenluxworks.com 1. Rewrite the ad text to include a strong call to action. 2. Include the keyword "office furniture" in the text. 3. Include a purchase price range in the ad text. 4. Compare the new ad text with the original.Questions to consider: 1. How might a strong call to action impact ad performance? 2. Why might an advertiser include a keyword in the ad title? 3. Can including a purchase price in the ad text reduce unwanted clicks?Image Ad Guidelines & PoliciesStatic image ads can be formatted in .gif, .jpg and .png. Animated image ads can be formatted in.gif or Flash. The file size limit of an image ad is 50 KB.Image ads can be in the following sizes:  250 x 250 Square  200 x 200 Small Square  468 x 60 Banner  728 x 90 Leaderboard  300 x 250 Inline Rectangle  336 x 280 Large Rectangle  120 x 600 Skyscraper  160 x 600 Wide Skyscraper

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Image ads should clearly and accurately reflect your site and emphasize unique benefits of yourproduct or service.If your image ad doesnt meet these rules, it wont be allowed to run. See a full list of guidelines onour Image Ad Policy page.Video Ad Guidelines & Best PracticesBefore you build your campaign, its important to be aware of the advertising policies andrequirements for the video ad format youve chosen. Youll need to build your campaign and videoads so that they are in compliance with these guidelines.Next, to build a successful video ad campaign, its important to be certain whether your goal is tobuild a branding campaign, or a direct response campaign. You can then follow best practicesaccording to your goals and align your campaign settings and video ad content accordingly.Video Ad PoliciesAdWords video ads are subject to AdWords advertising policies, and these policies may differslightly depending on the video ad format. Video ads will be disapproved if they are not incompliance with these guidelines. Disapproved ads may not run on Google or the Googleadvertising network. Review the advertising policies for video ads in the AdWords Help Center.Video Ad Creation Best PracticesVideo ContentThe video you create for your ad should be direct and engaging. You dont have a captive audience,so its important to maintain user attention throughout the duration of the video. Keeping the tipsbelow in mind will help.  Deliver your key messages early in the video, because users may not watch the full length. Play rates drop off significantly after 45 seconds, and some publishers may choose to only show videos that are 15 seconds long or less.  Be clear about what your business offers and your message, since the video may be your sole communication with a sites users.  Provide clear next steps for users to take after finishing the video, such as making a purchase or visiting your website or store.  Video content should be entertaining, informational, and relevant to what your business offers. You only have a captive audience if they choose to continue watching your ad, and viewers can drop off at any time. Users are more likely to view most of the content if the video has an entertaining storyline and if they are able to learn about your products features through the video.  Video ads allow you to use both sight and sound to communicate with your consumers, so make sure that the voices and sound tracks you use complement your overall message. If youre using a soundtrack, the music should not drown out any voices.

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Opening Image (Click-to-play only):Your image should be descriptive and eye-catching. We suggest using the techniques below tocreate an effective opening image:  Entice users to click play using rich, sharp colors.  Include a few words to describe your product, service, and/or company.  Boost your play rate with a call-to-action that lets users know they can play the video to learn more.  Create multiple video ads with different opening image sizes to increase the number of placements where your ad will be eligible to appear.  Avoid using standard banner ads as the opening image. Weve found that an opening image that doesnt look like an actual advertisement can generate greater interest. Such "non-commercial" images make users feel like theres more to learn by clicking the "play" button and viewing your video.  Avoid cramming text into your opening image -- crowded and complicated messages can be unattractive to users. The key is to arouse peoples curiosity and make them wonder what the video is about.  Make sure the quality of your opening image is consistent with the quality of your video. Dont make a bad impression on your audience by showing an interesting image to entice people to play the video but then provide disappointing video content.Video Ad Performance Best PracticesIts important to monitor the performance of your video ad to be sure its reaching users in a waythats optimal for you. We recommend waiting at least 30 days after beginning a video campaign tomeasure its success. The return on investment (ROI) that a video campaign brings to your businesssometimes may not be apparent immediately.After your video ads have had a chance to run for a while, review their performance and consideroptimizing your campaigns to keep them effective and valuable for your campaign, whether itsbranding or direct-response focused.Ad performanceTo effectively monitor the performance of your ad, we suggest following the tips below:  If you find that interaction rates are declining, keep your campaign fresh by adding new videos or images to keep users engaged.  Bid by impression rather than by click; this way, lower clickthrough rates wont affect where your ad appears.  When running cost-per-click (CPC) campaigns, use negative keywords and exclusions to prevent your ad from appearing where it would not be effective.  Focus on interaction rates, rather than clickthrough rate or cost-per-conversion, as these are a better indicator of the time your audience engages with your brand.

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Beyond just concentrating on individual video ads, you should also consider your campaignperformance more broadly.  Use geo-targeting to focus your advertising to regions or areas where you conduct business.  Tailor your campaign to specific sites and demographic groups with placement targeting.  If using a keyword-targeted campaign, make sure your keywords are closely related to your specific theme or topic.  Optimize your bids to reach a target cost-per-play price.Placement performanceUse interaction rate to compare how each of your targeted sites is performing in comparison to yourcampaign average:  If a site is performing substantially better than your average, add more sites like it to your campaign. Enter the URL in the "List URLs" box in the Placement Tool to get a list of possible website targeting options.  Consider excluding less valuable sites where users are frequently exposed to your ad and extending the reach of your campaign by adding better sites through the Placement Tool.  If you want to continue running on sites with dropping interaction rates, try adding new video ads to your campaign to provide a fresh experience. If your campaign is keyword-targeted, extend your reach by adding additional relevant keywords to expand the number of possible contextual placements.  By using negative keywords or exclusions, you can prevent your ads from showing up alongside content that may not fit with your specific marketing objectives. This helps to keep your ad placement as targeted as possible and to reach your desired audience.Try it Now: Find Options for Video Ad TypesVideo ads may appear in, with, or around video content, depending on the ad format. How the videoad will appear to users, and how they will interact with the ad, depends on the video format. Followthe instructions below to view the different video ad types. 1. Sign in to an account in the AdWords system. 2. Navigate to a Campaign and click the Ads tab. 3. From the New ad drop-down menu, choose Display ad builder. 4. Under Category, choose Video. 5. Sort by Highest click-through. 6. View the different video ad types available.Questions to consider: 1. What are the two pricing options for video ads? 2. How do video ads help expand brand reach? 3. What geographic targeting options are available for video ads?

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Mobile Ad Guidelines & PoliciesIn general, the policies for desktop-based ads apply to WAP mobile ads. However, mobile ads havea unique link policy and size guidelines.Link policyTo ensure that were able to display your mobile ad and site to users, your destination site must bewritten in a supported mobile markup language. We currently support the following markuplanguages:wml (WAP 1.x)xhtml (WAP 2.0)chtml (imode, etc.)PDA-compliant htmlSize GuidelinesWAP mobile text ads contain two lines of text, with a limit of 12 or 18 characters per line,depending on the language in which you write your ad. Your destination URL appears on a thirdline if you choose to enter one. If you select the option that allows customers to connect directly toyour business phone, a Call link will appear at the end of your ad.WAP mobile image ads can be formatted in .gif, .jpg and .png. Animated mobile image ads can beformatted in .gif; Flash is not supported at this time.WAP mobile image ads can be in the following sizes:6:1 Aspect Ratio  300 x 50, less than 7.5k file size  216 x 36, less than 4.5k file size  168 x 28, less than 3k file size4:1 Aspect Ratio  300 x 75, less than 7.5k file size  216 x 54, less than 4.5k file size  168 x 42, less than 3k file sizeJapan-standard size  192 x 53, less than 5k file size

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Mobile Ad Best PracticesIn the relatively new world of mobile, there are a few practices we recommend.1. Get StartedStart early. The market for popular keywords on desktop search can be very competitive. Since notall of your competitors are already using mobile ads, some advertisers find that creating a mobileads campaign can increase their exposure at a lower CPC (cost-per-click).Start strong. Bid aggressively at first to make sure your ad shows on the first page of results, wheremore users will see it. There are only a few ad spots on each page for mobile ads, so if you are notin one of the top positions you may only receive a small number of impressions.2. Craft your campaigns wiselySeparate to Lift. Create separate campaigns and ad groups for your ads that appear on computers,on iPhone and Android devices, and standard mobile devices. This makes it easier to evaluate yourresults and lift performance for each format with customized ads, keywords, and bids.Choose Keywords Differently. Mobile users typically enter fewer keywords on mobile devicesthan on a desktop computer. The most successful mobile campaigns use broad matching and moregeneral keywords to capture relevant traffic.Pack the Most Punch. Use a call-to-action phrase that catches your audiences attention. Your adtext can dramatically influence your ads CTR and conversion rate, so make it catchy!Dont Forget Display. Mobile image ads are a great branding tool and can achieve higherclickthrough rates and lower CPCs than on desktop. MMA-compliant sizes make the process easyfor you to set up.3. Find Your Mobile CustomersBe Where Your Customer Is. Mobile users dont just search, they also browse the web and usemobile apps. Reach users on Googles growing mobile Display Network with contextually-targetedtext and image ads.Reach Valuable Demographics. Use device platform targeting to reach iPhone/Android users, oruse standard mobile ads to target particular mobile carriers.4. Measure and ExperimentMeasure Up. Enable conversion tracking to measure results on your mobile website, or use avanity phone number to track responses to your click-to-call WAP ad.Practice Makes Perfect. Nows the time to experiment with mobile ads. Try out the strategiesmentioned above and see what works for you. Youll be able to look at your results and adapt yourstrategy to work for your goals.

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Rich Media Display Ad Guidelines & PoliciesDisplay ads contain a mix of content types such as text, Flash, video, or images. Since advertisingpolicies for each of these content types can differ, a single ad can be subject to multiple advertisingpolicies and guidelines. Please review the following guidelines to ensure your ads meet allguidelines. We reserve the right to modify or amend our policies and formatting requirements at anytime.Ad Content Restrictions and RequirementsDisplay ads are subject to the following content restrictions and requirements:  Copyright: You must have full legal rights or an authorized license to distribute all content you submit to Google AdWords when you create your display ads, per our AdWords Terms and Conditions.  Advertising policies: All ads are subject to AdWords content and editorial policies and may be disapproved if they dont comply with AdWords guidelines. Ads should also comply with the guidelines for each of the following. However, formatting requirements and guidelines may be different depending on the template you choose: o Text ads o Image ads (including Flash, animation, etc.) o Video ads  Privacy: You may not use any ad, nor its customizable contents, to collect personally-identifying user information.Rich Media Display Ad Best PracticesWeve created this guide to help you build an effective display ad for the best results. Try followingthe recommendations below if youre not sure how to organize your ad campaign, or you want toimprove your display ad performance.1: Set effective bids and budgetsThis step is important to help you maximize your impression volume and clicks. You may want tobid more competitively for your display ad to help it appear in top positions and gain clicks, orfocus more on increasing your impressions for branding rather than earning clicks. There are twomain approaches you could take: